The visual pigments known as opsins are the primary molecular basis for colour vision in
animals. Insects are among the most diverse of animal groups and their visual systems …

Dragonflies and damselflies are a charismatic, medium-sized insect order (~ 6300 species)
with a unique potential to approach comparative research questions. Their taxonomy and …

The evolution of winged insects revolutionized terrestrial ecosystems and led to the largest
animal radiation on Earth. However, we still have an incomplete picture of the genomic …

Highlights•Color vision: more than just Opsins.•Spectral tuning differs between sexes and
species, and even within the same eye.•The distribution of different photoreceptor types …

Insect distributions are shifting rapidly in response to climate change and are undergoing
rapid evolutionary change. We investigate the molecular signatures underlying local …

Opsin proteins are fundamental components of animal vision whose structure largely
determines the sensitivity of visual pigments to different wavelengths of light. Surprisingly …

Introgression is an important biological process affecting at least 10% of the extant species
in the animal kingdom. Introgression significantly impacts inference of phylogenetic species …

Insect coloration has evolved in response to multiple pressures, and in Odonata (dragonflies
and damselflies) a body of work supports a role of wing color in a variety of visual signals …

This study was presented at the International Conference on Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera
held in Aracruz, Brazil from June 3–8, 2018. Higher-level relationships among major mayfly …

As in many other lineages, the dragonflies, or anisoptera (Insecta: Odonata), contain a
myriad of life history and diversification patterns. Two families within anisoptera highlight the …